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- 1. Multiple Choice
Where does the air move in a CYCLONE?
Upwards
Downwards
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where does the air move in an ANTICYCLONE?
Upwards
Downwards
- 3. Multiple Choice
What type of weather does a CYCLONE bring?
Clear and calm
Stormy
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of weather does an ANTICYCLONE bring?
Clear and calm
Stormy
- 5. Multiple Choice
Does a CYCLONE have low or high pressure?
Low
High
- 6. Multiple Choice
Does an ANTICYCLONE have low or high pressure?
Low
High
- 7. Multiple Choice
The oceans are getting warmer. Will this INCREASE or DECREASE the power of cyclones?
Increase
Decrease
- 8. Multiple Choice
Would climate change create more CYCLONES or ANTICYCLONES?
Cyclones
Anticyclones
- 9. Multiple Choice
Air always moves from a _______ region to a ______region.
low-pressure, high-pressure
high-pressure, low-temperature
low-pressure, high-temperature
high-pressure, low-pressure
- 10. Multiple Choice
Cyclones (over water) are called _____ in the American continent and ______ in Philippines and Japan.
thunderstorms, hurricanes
thunderstorms, typhoons
hurricanes, typhoons
typhoons, hurricanes
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWinds are named for the direction they are blowing from?TrueFalse
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhich statement correctly describes the properties of cold air?less dense and less pressure than warm airmore dense and more pressure than warm airmore dense and less pressure than warm airless dense and more pressure than warm air
- 13. Multiple Choice
Winds that blow from the west are called ____.
Easterlies
Polars
Westerlies
Temperates
- 14. Multiple Choice
The effect of Earth’s rotation on the direction of winds and currents is called the _______________ .
La Niña
El Niño
Coriolis effect
Currents
- 15. Multiple ChoiceGlobal winds travel over ____.Short distancesLong distancesThe Southern Hemisphere onlyThe ocean only
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